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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Scary? Depends who you ask

before

As of yesterday morning, there was a mighty oak growing out of the hill right outside our front door. The tree listed toward the house and seemed to be getting closer every year and the trunk was now less than a foot away. Whenever there was a storm, I worried, especially after a giant oak crashed into the street a few years ago. Lying out on the asphalt, that tree was a monster. What were the chances this oak would fall and destroy our house and possibly humans inside the house? Modest, but not zero.

before, from the other side

Now the chances are zero.

after

My husband wanted to keep the tree. It was a beauty and fairly healthy and I can see his point of view, but I couldn't go through another winter lying in bed on rainy nights, waiting for the sonic boom.

Someone asked if I could mention in my summaries of cookbooks which recipes were good and which were great. I should and will.

Last summer my husband cut three trees down in our yard and I was disappointed but a few weeks later a tornado ripped out the remaining trees and I was grateful that the trees close to the house were gone before the storm! Unfortunately one of the trees that fell on an electric line blocked our driveway and we were stuck in the house with no electric for a day and a half while emergency services took care of the more severe cases (people who didn't cut down the trees close to the house)

I would have had it taken out too. Some years ago I had an absolutely enormous tree in the front yard fall -- not on the house, which would have been mostly destroyed, but into the street and the yard. That was terrifying enough. Anyway, not that you need approval from a stranger on the internet, but I think you made the right decision.

This is unrelated to the post, above, but instead a foodie question. My husband and I keep a sourdough starter and make pancakes almost every weekend. We use whole wheat and oatmeal in equal amounts and the pancakes are still light.

My question is in using the starter to make bread. I'm not sure why we never try it. I'm looking for a hearty sandwich bread which needs to last a few days, meaning, with oil. Simple and quick are vital- I'm too impatient for two day rises. If it has a good sourdough taste, I don't object to adding more yeast. Any suggestions? My google searches aren't getting me anywhere.

I have to say that the oak tree has advantages to offer though the glaring fact that it can damage your property, especially your home is inevitable too especially during cyclones and storms. Some home insurance providers covers tress or any material that caused damaged to your properties as part of their policy. Maybe you can try this.

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